Health, and finding a healthy work-life balance, was the focus of week two. The week came with a decent level of success and productivity within my job… but it started out with a full day in bed and on the couch due to a migraine. Migraines and health issues have been a familiar hurdle for me for the past ten years. In the past year, it’s only gotten worse. Most weeks include at least one day of feeling under the weather, at varying levels of severity. This has a clear impact on my ability to work effectively. Health and work One of the many reasons I decided to pursue the…

Hi from me, the intentional, new freelancer, at the end of my first “official” work week. The last post was pretty emotionally draining – having to relive my experiences of the past year was not super fun. I felt defeated and guilty for not having worked more and accomplished more. (Confessions of a chronic overachieving perfectionist). I decided to treat the week of May 17-21 as my first week of work, even though I have been mentally “working” on my freelancing career since October. This felt like the best way to really denote the shift in mindset and to give myself the accountability and responsibility that comes with starting a…

Hey, I’m Darian. I’m a (proud!) introvert just getting started on a freelancing business in website creation and content writing. Through the lengthy process of getting my dream career off the ground, I found myself wishing I could see an honest account of someone else with my personality starting a business and getting clients written while they were going through the process. There’s plenty of advice out there about getting clients, marketing and selling your services, and starting a business. But… I found that much of the advice I read REALLY didn’t resonate with me. I am not someone who thrives in a big networking event setting, so why would…